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All the high-tech gear the Army is bringing to soldiers
As technology advances, the gear soldiers use to survive on the battlefield and accomplish their missions becomes more sophisticated.
By Todd South
A ‘few thousand’ more US troops are headed to the Middle East
As war between Israel and Hezbollah threatens to erupt, the Pentagon said additional U.S. forces "are there for the protection" of other American troops.
By Tara Copp, AP
US to send $375 million in military aid to Ukraine
The Biden administration will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armored vehicles.
Family of Black WWII medic finally receives medal for his heroism
Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for treating 200 troops under enemy fire on D-Day.
US Navy oiler operating in Middle East damaged in incident
The Big Horn's crew was safe, and there was no sign of an oil leak from the vessel after the incident, according to a U.S. Navy official.
US sending more troops to Middle East as violence rises in the region
The new deployments come amid a spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that is raising the risk of a greater regional war.
Here’s where US forces are in the Middle East as war looms
About 40,000 U.S. forces, at least a dozen warships and four Air Force fighter jet squadrons are spread across the region.
US Navy to apologize to Alaska villages for century-old attacks
Navy officials say apologies to two Tlingít villages are “long overdue” more than 100 years after the U.S. military attacked the villages.
By Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon
Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone
Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesperson, claimed it was the third MQ-9 drone downed by the group in a week.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Nearly $6B in Ukraine aid at risk if Congress doesn’t act by month-end
The Biden administration has asked Congress to include the funding authority in any continuing resolution lawmakers may manage to pass by Sept. 30.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is leaving the Middle East
The carrier has been operating alongside the Abraham Lincoln in recent weeks amid fears of war breaking out between Israel and Iran.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press